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Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14822, 22 October 1920, Page 4

Epidemic sickness has spread at such a rate in the northern end of the town that the attendance; at the North School, vhieh has.been steadily declining for a week or so. to-day was fully 40 pei- cent, below the 'roll number, more than 200 pupils being absent. Under the circumstances it has been decided to close the school for a week. Trouble is most pronounced in the infant room and lower standards, the senior pupils being little affected, in view of the near approach of the rroficiencv examination an effort .will be made "to provide for the preparation of the pupils for the ordeal by keeping them together for coaching, so that ther may not be deprived of the chance of 'free 'secondary or technical education.

At yesterday's meeting of the Dunedin jockey Club Committee a letter was received from Mr R. A. Singer, Auckland, asking that the disqualification be removed from F. Orr, which was imposed by the Omarama • Sports Club in 1909.—The Secretary reported that he- had replied advising Mr Singer to apply first to the club which had imposed the sentence.—The Secretary's action was approved. .

The followiulg "" will "represent • the Albion Club.v. High School, on school ground to-morrow, starting at 2 p.m. sharp: —Adamsoii. Broad. Howler, Cayford. Cawiey,- Geddis, Jacobs, J as. .Montgomery,. -'Joe .Montgomery, Stiehnian. and 'Jodd; emergency, Metcalfe. Oi'ir v ' "V\ illuwbridge correspondent writes:—Most of"the wheat crops are lootdng well. . and there are also some nice looking 'oats. Some of the', tar-" mer3 v liave had to resow oats on; account of the wet'ive received a little while : back. . Qhite a lot of potatoes have been drowned out. and this means that tho fanners will have to plant .-.gain.—Our public school has been closed for a week on account of measles. — The Studholme Hand of Hope was going to supply the programme here on Fridav night, but on account of the school being closed it has been put off. A" fine display of brown troui «m< caught on Monday night at the nioutii of tho Selwyn river, by .Mr \\'. I). Berrv. T'harq'were nineteen fish m thr catch, which is considered to be one ot the Fiiest of the season. The weight ot the largest fish was 191b. the second larg.st lUib. and the smallest 21b, and there were two each weighing 71b, olb. and 2?rlb. ft is claimed for the largest fish that it is the best conditioned caught in Canterbury for about ;50 vears.—Press. . A price which is well worthy of mention was received for nine head of cattle, prime fat bullocks, bred and fattened on Mr T. McAughtne's run, "Benomar," Benmdre Settlement. They were from three to five-years-old, and were sold to the Kurow Butchery through the New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile Agency Co., for £23 7s per head —a great price for up-country cattle. The opening dav of the Oamaru Defence Rifle Club will be held on Monday, Labor Day. shooting commencing sharp at 9 a.m. „ u At last night's social of the North Otago Rugbv Sub-Union tho President made the : presentation to Mr J. Young of a gold chain and pendant. Mr Young had onlv accepted the position of Secretary to the Sub-Union on tile condition that it should be honorary, but the Committee felt that somo recognition of Mr Young's enthusiastic. work was necessary. Mr Young accepted tho. gift with thanks. At the social of the North Otaao Rugby Sub-Union last night, Mr W. Couper, proposing the first toast of 'The Returned Soldiers' Association," spoke of the excellent .way in which the men were settling down. "With their capable secretary (Mr J. D. Forbes) tlio Association was bound to prosper. Mr Forbes, replying, pointed out the large number of members of early reinforcements who were members ot sports bodies, showing that they were unselfish and prepared to do their bit tor other*- , . A meeting of the Scoutmasters Association was hold last evening in St. Luke's Hall, when there were present : Scoutmasters H. C. Lightwood (chair). J Barter. I. Chalmers, Assistant Scoutmasters A. Malum and W. .1. Pygall. An apology was received from Scoutmaster Hunt. • A letter was received from the District Committee, advising that thev would allow the wearing ol grey shirts or jerseys in lieu of uniform until the prices came down. It was decided to accede to the District Committee's request that the district meeting be postponed for one week. On. uy motion of Scoutmaster Barter, seconded bv Scoutmaster Lightwood, it was decided to recommend to the District Committee that Mr J. Branthwaite bo appointed examiner for second-.- la r-s badges. Scoutmaster Barter reported that*hc would be representing the district at the forthcoming Scoutmasters Conference, to be held in Christchurcli next month.

Booking shows that the public intend to give the North Otago Highland Pipe Band the support to which its manv vears of willing service to the district'have entitled it. But-it would not be surprising if the public had rallied only in response to the attractive programme, for never has a better Scottish concert been put on in the Opera House. The Band has been steadilv practising, and should itself be well worth hearing, while the vocal numbers bear a general stamp of excellence. Mr J. M. Fyfe will smg "Wi' a Hundred Pipers," Miss "Victoria Balk (Dunedin) "My Heart is Sair " Mr Alf Maitland, "Raggm' Thro' the R-ve." Mr D. X. A Macpherson, ''Braes o' Mar," Mr \\. A. Satterthwaite. "O a' the Airts. •Duets include the fine "Battle- Eve,; and a concertina selection by Mr '■*. W. C. Lee will show what the littleknown instrument is capable of. The dancing is promised to be a "surprise m its excellence, and humor will be supplied bv Messrs Gordon Donaldson and J. McLean. Prices are 3s, 2s, and Is. Go early.

The new Governor-General of Australia. Lord Forster, was best, man at the wedding of Lord Montagu of Bea ulieu and Miss Pearl Crake in London just before he sailed for Australia. He is the brother-in-law of the bridegroom, and his departure to take up his Gover-nor-Generalship was the reason for ihe date of the wedding having been putforward from its original one, some time in September, a- full twelve months after the death of Lady Montagu.

The Maharajah.' of Nawanagar ("Ranji") made a, most welcome reappearance in county cricket in England recently, when he captained thu Sussex teain in its match against Essex. The great- batsman had a splendid reception when he went in to bat- - much lower on the list titan wa6 wont—buti his stay was short as compared with fanner days, and he made but 16 runs. Since then "Rfliiji" has developed a bone trouble, which is keeping him awav from cricket. There is a growth on the hone of the right elbow, which penetrates the muscles when the arm is bent, and consequently he can neither bat or field. A light operation will L-e necessary.

Mrs Asqtiith's book of reminiscences has provoked this comment from a. London newspaper: "The commercial value of Mrs Asquith's journalism lies less in anything she says than in what everybody* feels she may say at any moment. A reputation, for indiscretion is the tiling. Half as much skill ,n this department on the part of the lady's husband would have altered the course of British politics." '

'Sir Hamar Greenwood, the "Irish Secretary, possesses the knack, in a very advanced degree, of turning the laugh against his tormentors. Soon after he began political work in England, and when his trans-Atlantic accent was much more pronounced than it is today, he was interrupted by a question. "Why do you wear American-made boots'?" Quick as thought the Cana-dian-born speaker retorted, "Because my feet were made in America." The famous American lawn tennis player, W. T. Tilden. has denied the stoi-v published in America that- when Tilden played the Jap., Z- Shimidzu, at- Wimbledon, in England, the crowd hissed and boo-hooed the American, while every stroke played by Shimidzu was cheered to the echo. "It is a deliberate lie," says Tilden, and when asked if he had any complaints to make, he replied: "I have never played before a moce sporting crowd, and never want to. They are perfectly splendid." The Church Times is very angry with the Archbishop of Canterbury over what it calls "the St. Asaph case, when ths Archbishop of Wales admitted the Prime Minister —a penitent Radical, perhaps, but an impenitent Nonconformist—to Communion in St. Asaph Cathedral." "It is sometimes said," adds the paper, "that we may offer the 'hospitality' of our altars to Nonconformists on certain occasions, and perhaps this was considered to be one of them. But the clergyman is not the host. It is the Lord's table, not his. He is merely the steward, the guardian, with no right whatever to invite his own friends."

Sir Peter Griggs, M.P. for Ilford, Essex, has died, after a long illness, at the age of 67. Left fatherless when he was seven, Peter Griggs had to make, his own: way in the world. He told with pride of the struggle he had to save, enough money to buy a barge, which he worked up and down the Thames. Later he went into the building trade. Sir Peter was defeated in the Romford division, in 1910, and vowed that he would not smoke another oigar until he had been ejected to Parliament. After the counting cf the .vote® in the Ilford 1918 election he was handed a cigar and a match. He at once lit the cigar and smoked it furiously/ It" was the first smose he had for eight years.

B'uch unparalleled extravagance was \ shown at Deauville, the French seaside resort, when, the season was at its | height, that a. reaction is showing tself I there.' In the casino it was not r.n- j ustial to see some of the war-inade millionaires lose from £IO,OOO to £20,000 at baccarat, between dinner and midnight. ■ ... A scariest Mercedes car, lined with black "and gold and fitted with a-scarlet limousine-cabriolet body, is on sale ioi£7ooo at Manchester... It is a, model that came from Germany by Paris. Its equipment, including four electric front lamps, rear lamp, and interior lighting, and self-starter, is German. Mr Edward Gray, of the New Zealand Government Offices in London, has organised a tour to New Zealand, where three months will be .spent. Australia will be visited, and several othvr countries touched en route, and the' return voyage will be by way of the Panama* Canal. The inclusive cost is £750. The party will sail from London on October L and return about ihe middle of April, 1921. Lord Allenby, the well-known neld marshal, is recovering from his indisposition w r hich was caused by an accident whilst bathing in the surf, and is returning to England, where he hopes to take a loner holiday. He was swept off his feet, and in his exertions to recover himself he burst a blood-vessel in one of his lungs. 1 shall here exnress gratification it the result of last week's output of ice cream at the Rendezvous, near Post Office, Oamaru. Although the weather was not very hot about 1800 glasses were consumed: both young and old enjoyed the fiivnry of this delicious frozen food. You nay lor quality (and get it), so don"t expect a big quantity for your 3d or Gd. If I mixed up cornflour and miUv well flavored and frozen I could give you bumper ones. There is the staV'Urd of cream in my production, and cream is expensive However, it is rav desire to make the best ice 'cream > I invite you to tasto it to-day. The only complaint I have heard: "When I eat one I wish for another." The food drink, egg and fresh milk, electricallv mixed; my price is 7d. Are you thirsty? A spot at the Rendezvous appreciate] (daily beef tea and soup. 6d bowl). Pies, saveloys, steak and kidnev. etc., now off the meiiu.—Cecil proprietor.

Keep little girls' heads clean in a nice way by using the U.F.S. Shampoo Granules. ' Better than greasy, sticky head ointments, and ever so much nicer to use. They free thejiead from Nits, and make the hair fluffy, thick and beautiful. Price 2s 6d a tin, sufficient for 24 shampoos ,at the United Friendly Societies' Dispensary, prescription specialists. Thames street. 545